Category: Travel News
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Want to Talk about a Holiday ?
Global Holidays has added a unique feature to its website. We have added a “live chat” facility. Booking a holiday should be more than booking online by pressing a few buttons on your computer keyboard ! Most people would get a better holiday if they took advice from a travel agent and they would probably…
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Goldtrail Holidays advice for customers
I was asked to talk about the failure of Goldtrail Holidays on BBC Radio today. I went into the plush BBC Radio Leeds studios in Leeds as the radio station had received calls from worried Goldtrail customers. Here is a summary of the advice I gave.Firstly, Goldtrail Holidays had an ATOL which means that if…
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Goldtrail Holidays goes into Administration
Goldtrail Holidays, the Turkey holidays and flights specialist has ceased trading today. It was anounced at 6pm today that the company had gone into administration. Goldtrail has about 16,000 customers abroad.Goldtrail has an ATOL licence so anyone who has booked with Goldtrail will receive a full refund.This week has been a miserable one for the…
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Why Can’t We Watch Football on Holiday?
The 2010 Football World Cup kicks off on 11 June and I will probably be watching as many games as possible starting with the first game between the host nation, South Africa, and Mexico. England’s campaign starts the following day and their first match is what could be a tricky match against the USA.The travel…
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Ryanair are Right but they Still Can’t do that !
When your flight is cancelled you are entitled to a refund of the cost of your flight and EU regulation 261 states: 1. Passengers shall be offered free of charge:(a) meals and refreshments in a reasonable relation to the waiting time;(b) hotel accommodation in cases- where a stay of one or more nights becomes necessary, or- where a…
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Flight Cancelled – Did you Get a Refund?
Our travel agency has had lots of enquiries from people who haven’t booked with us but wanting advice about refunds for flights that have been cancelled due to the Icelandic volcano ash. There seems to be people who have booked with certain travel agencies who have been told that they are not entitled to a refund…
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All UK Airports to Re-open at 10.00 PM Tonight.
Lord Adonis the government transport secretary has just announced that all UK airspace will re-open from 10PM on Tuesday evening. It seems that the CAA has re-written the rules about when aircraft can fly in situations relating to volcanic ash.The government is saying that more data has been collected from test flights and they are…
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Travel Misery to Continue as Volcanic Ash Still a Problem
Our travel agency is getting lots of telephone calls from people stranded abroad due to the volcanic ash cloud who are desperate to get home. The last call we had was from a family stranded in Spain on the Costa del Sol who need to get home as the daughter has important GCSE’s. They are unable to…
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Has Your Flight been Cancelled due to Volcanic Ash?
If your flight or holiday has been affected or cancelled due to the volcano erupting we would like to hear your story. Please leave a comment.
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Update on Volcanic Ash Situation and Flights
This is a statement from NATS regarding the Icelandic Volcanic Eruption The cloud of volcanic ash continues to cover much of the UK and the eruption in Iceland continues. Following a review of the latest Met Office information, NATS advises that restrictions preventing flights in English controlled airspace will remain in place until 0100 (UK…
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Volcanic Ash Causes Cancelled Flights – Your Rights
My daughter was due to fly from Leeds/Bradford airport this morning to Pisa with Ryanair and at 6.30am this morning I checked the airport website to find out if the flight was on time. The flight to Pisa was cancelled along with all the other flights. There was no sign of any fog, which is…
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Are Cheap Holidays Bad For You ?
It is being reported that the advent of cheap package holidays in the 1970’s has caused a massive increase in the number of skin cancer deaths amongst people in their 60’s and 70’s. The media are excellent at scaring us all and this report is more fuel for those who love doom and gloom stories. Is…